This time around, of course I am visiting Jim, but I am also visiting the catacombs, some shops and a few other galleries. One gallery I plan on visiting is the Karl Lagerfeld Gallerie, which is located not far from my accommodations. Also, I plan on taking a bike tour to Van Gogh's Museum (house) while in Paris. Its about 26 km trip but it will be good...
8.29.2010
Prior Itinerary from 2002
Colour Coded Legend for this Itinerary..
Metro Lines Attractions Hostels Currency: FF - CAD Important Notes Streets
Draft Itinerary for June Vacation Abroad
Thursday, June 7
4:25 PM Depart Toronto Pearson Flight # XI2217 (Canada 3000)
5:35 PM Arrive Montreal, PQ - Mirabel - (45 min. stopover!!!)
6:20 PM Depart Montreal, PQ - Mirabel
Friday, June 8
7:25 AM Arrive Paris, Fr. - Charles De Gaulle
After collecting luggage (knapsack), find Train Station area and take the following:
§ RER - B(line) in the direction of Luxembourg Stn.
§ After departing subway, walk to the left, you will see a big garden, it’s the 2nd street on your left.
These directions will take me to the following hotel:
Hotel Stella, 41 rue Monsieur le Prince, 75006 Paris. {00-33-1-40-51-00-25}
or {00-33-6-07-03-19-71} Fax: {00-33-1-43-54-97-28} St.Germain Arrondisement.
Reservation already made, received. Anne - Manager. Cash Only. Arrive before 11AM.
Tariffs: $ 250 FF or [$53.17CAD] per night. Total: $ 750 FF or [$159.52CAD] three nights.
Nearest Metro: Odeon
Other Hostels: ( in order of preference)
1. Young and Happy. 80, rue Mouffetard, 75005 Paris {+33-01-43-57-42-55-60}
Notes: Advance registration is required via fax/email with credit card info.
Tariffs: $157 FF (Dbl/twin); $137 FF (share)[ $34CAD; $30CAD] *check pricing info.
Nearest Metro: Commerce
Email: smile@youngandhappy.fr
2. Aloha Hostel. 1, rue Borromee 75015 Paris {+33-01-42-73-03-03}
Notes: Advance registration is required via faxed/email with credit card info.
Tariffs: $117 FF (share); $137 FF Dbl(B&B) [$ 25CAD; $30CAD per night.]
Nearest Metro: Volontaires
Email: friends@aloha.fr
Expect to check in hotel by 10:00 A.M. (arrive in Paris at 7:30, after going through customs, picking up luggage, and finding RER trains, the ride to city centre takes 35 minutes). I estimate at least 2 hours to do that, plus 1 extra half hour to account for delays or time spent getting lost.
Other Notes:
Option to purchase ( $ 135 FF / $ 29 CAD) bus tour with hop-on/off privileges.
Purchase ( $175 FF / $ 38 CAD) Paris Visite for 1-5 Zones Metro pass / 2 Days.
Tuesday, June 19th, purchase a EuroDisney pass for around $48 CAD. Directions under this date.
Option to purchase ($80 FF- 1D; $160 FF - 3D / $17 - $34 CAD) Museum Pass, unlimited use.
Friday, June 8 cont.
12:00 Familiarize myself with Metro, get my bearings with compass, and begin walking around neighborhood. At some point, I should visit the Paris Main Tourist Centre.
Address: 127, avenue de Champs-Elysees, 75008 Paris {0-8-36-68-31-12} 2,21 FF/min.}
Metro: George V RER: Charles-De-Gaulle-Etoile
Saturday, June 9
7:30 AM Get up, dressed, breakfast.
9:00 AM Hit the road, for my first site-seeing excursion: JIM MORRISON'S GRAVE SITE.
Père-Lachaise, 16 rue du Repos, 20e. {01-43-70-70-33} M-F:8-6/Sat:830-600/Sun:9-6
Note: A free map is available across the street at a newsstand.
Take the METRO to Père-Lachaise. Exit the station using the BLVD DE MENILMONTANT exit. You will be at the corner of Blvd. De Menilmontant and Avenue Gambetta. You will see cemetery wall directly across the street. Walk across the street and follow the wall along until you come to the large main gates of cemetery. Continue PAST the gates until you come to a small side street called RUE DU REPOS. (Across the street you should see La Renaissance Café). Turn LEFT onto Rue Du Repos and follow it a short way until you see directly at the end of it a doorway with the NUMBER 16 above it. When you pass through this doorway, you will be inside the cemetery.
Follow the little COBBLESTONE street as it curves around to the RIGHT and you will be on AVENUE CASIMIR PERIER. Follow this path (slightly up hill) until you come to CHEMIN SERRE and turn RIGHT. Go about 50 FT. and turn LEFT onto CHEMIN MAISON. It will be steep uphill walk now. At the end of the street where it DIVIDES, turn LEFT onto CHEMIN LAURISTON. Go about 20 PACES and look to your RIGHT.
You will see a tall grave stone that says FAMILLE DU THOREL. Jim's grave is directly behind this one.
12:00 PM Visit that Renaissance Café. Take some pictures, and head back to the Metro. Head towards the hotel area. South of there visit Les Catacombs for 2:00 PM.
2:00 PM Les Catacombs. 1 place Denfert-Rochereau, 14e {01-43-22-47-63} [$27 F / $5.75CAD] T-F:2-4/S-S:9-11,2-4. Metro: Denfert-Rochereau
2:30 PM Walk around this area, or head towards the 'touristy' areas in the Ile de la Cite.
5:00 PM Hit local grocery for some food essentials, and prepare for tommorow. Inquire and reserve train ticket to Berlin. Call Andreas and let him know what time I will be arriving.
See a movie? Bar? Something.
Possible Night Spots:
Le Balajo, 9, rue de Lappe, Paris 11e; Metro: Bastille
La Scala, 188 bis, rue de Rivoli, Paris 1er; Metro: Palais-Royale/ Tuilierers
Les Bains, 7, rue du Bourg l'Abbé, Paris 3e; Metro: Etienne Marcel
Bus Palladium, 6, rue Fontaine, Paris 9e; Metro: Blanche
Sunday, June 10
8:00 AM Breakfast at local café; visit Princess Diana monument.
Place de l'Alma
Metro: Alma-Marceau
Also: Memorial Garden, 21 rue des Blancs-Manteaux (Marais district)
11:00 A.M. Louvre Museum/ Musée D'Orsay
2:00 PM Shops: Chanel, Champs-Elysées…Tour the rest of Paris at leisure. Daily spending limit is $50 CAD or $235 FF. including extra's for train travel. Try not to exceed this.
Monday, June 11
7:00 AM Check out of hotel. Take TGV to Belgium - need to pay extra for zone, and reservation. Transfer to an ICE train to Berlin, extra for reservation.
5:30 PM Arrive in Berlin.
Berlin Itinerary depends on what Andreas has planned. Arrive late Monday evening, get acquainted (eek!) and sleep. Next four days, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday spend with him.
Friday, June 15
Late in the evening, catch 10:00 PM train (sleeper) out of Berlin.
Make reservation on Wednesday, June 13 for a couchette/sleeper. Expect to pay anywhere around $35 CD and up for couchette, and $40-100 for sleeper. Reservations may cost $3-10/$5 to reserve. (ICE,TGV, Thalys - through Brussels. Without this option in Europass, need to pre-purchase that section of route before boarding train, could be anywhere from $29 and up. There is a fine if purchasing on train.)
§ Milan, Italy for the day, then catch a sleeper/couchette to Nice, France.
Saturday, June 16 -
Monday, June 18 Travel from Milan to Nice. Travel during day PtoP train tickets (less than $20) Make reservations from Nice to Paris for the next day.
Tuesday, June 19 Should be on train to Paris. Total time= 9 hours.
Arrive later in afternoon. Make arrangements somewhere before I leave Paris.
Wednesday, June 20 More sightseeing.
Thursday, June 21 Check out of where ever it is I'm staying, and head to Charles De Gauille airport, for around 11:00AM.
Depart: 2:00 PM. Head back to Toronto, arriving at 6:00 PM.EST
Local Rates as of June 1, 2001
| Percent | CDN | Exchange | Currency |
| 0.20560 | 100 | 486.38 | FF |
| 0.68961 | 100 | 145.01 | DM |
| 0.00070 | 100 | 143,678.16 | LIRA |
8.07.2010
Planning Another EuroTrip
A few months ago, I booked a flight to Frankfurt, with the goal of recreating my earlier days of backpacking around Europe for a few weeks. I had planned on visiting my freund in Berlin, doing some shopping in Paris, with a must-visit to Cimetière du Père-Lachaise (and Jim!). I would then decide on where to go in-between. This part of the planning is extremely difficult because there are so many options!
Now, that I am less than a month away from the trip, I am very close to completing my itinerary. I will post again when it is complete, along with links I used to plan this trip.
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